Jose Berrios

Luis Castillo

Nationals should be content with their starting pitcher depth

With Jeremy Hellickson in the mix, the Washington Nationals are built for the long grind of an MLB season.

You can never have too much starting pitching.

Last season, the top eight teams in rotation ERA made the postseason. The other two playoff teams - the Colorado Rockies and Minnesota Twins - lost in the Wild Card games.

Neither clubs starter was able to make it past the second inning of the die-or-die games, forcing their respective managers to turn to their next starter to get them into the later innings. Tyler Anderson and Jose Berrios gave up a combined five runs in four innings of work, effectively ending their teams seasons